Oldrich Bures is the founder of the Center for Security Studies and a professor of International Political Relations at Metropolitan University Prague, a private university in the Czech Republic.  Dr. Bures was a Fulbright Fellow at Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies (MA) and carries his passion for peace in his continued research in the areas of Conflict Resolution and International Security.  Dr. Bures is recognized as a leader in Europe on privatization of security and counter-terrorism.  During this engaging conversation, Dr. Bures touches on his upbringing in Czechoslovakia, venturing to the US for school and the importance of learning how to think, write, analyze and express.